Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 10.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
10.9%
Change on year
up 23.8%
World rank
44th
of 182 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2023
All-time low
6.4%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2023
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador peaked at 10.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 44th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +35.3% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +36.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +23.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 10.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 10.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 5.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.9% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 6.4% | 10.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador was 10.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Ecuador ranks 44th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release